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11. Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | $ 472,821 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 509,344 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Income before income taxes | 26,694 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | 14,538 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Life Science [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | 155,900 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_LifeScienceMember | 161,500 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_LifeScienceMember
Income before income taxes | (2,400)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_LifeScienceMember | (6,600)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_LifeScienceMember
Clinical Diagnostics [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | 313,600 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_ClinicalDiagnosticsMember | 344,300 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_ClinicalDiagnosticsMember
Income before income taxes | 35,200 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_ClinicalDiagnosticsMember | 32,400 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = bio_ClinicalDiagnosticsMember
All Other Segments [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net sales | 3,300 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | 3,500 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Income before income taxes | $ (100)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | $ 100 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember

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